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1. (v.t.) garble
to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble:
to garble instructions.
2. garble
to make misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort:
to garble a quotation.
3. (n.) garble
an act or instance of garbling.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME garbelen to remove refuse from spices < early It garbellare to sift < Ar gharbala < LL crībellāre, der. of crībellum, dim. of L crībrum sieve (see -elle ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) falsify, distort, garble, warp
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
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1. (noun) garble
refuse; rubbish
2. (noun) garble
impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings
3. (verb) garble
to sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices
4. (verb) garble
to pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account
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